| Intro | German professional footballer | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From |
Germany Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth |
22 April 1992, Haan, Mettmann, Düsseldorf Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia |
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| Age | 28 years | ||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||
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Elias Kachunga (born 22 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Huddersfield Town and the DR Congo national team. He has also represented Germany U21’s.
Early and personal life
Born in Haan, Kachunga has a Congolese father and a German mother.
Club career
Kachunga spent his early career in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfL Osnabrück, Hertha BSC and SC Paderborn 07. Following Paderborn’s relegation, he moved to FC Ingolstadt 04 in June 2015. He was the club’s record signing, at a transfer fee of €1.7 million. He signed a season-long loan deal with an option to buy at the end with English Championship club Huddersfield Town in June 2016. He made his debut for them on 6 August 2016, scoring the first goal in a 2–1 win over Brentford. On 22 March 2017, Huddersfield paid Ingolstadt £1.1 million to turn Kachunga’s loan deal into a permanent transfer.
International career
He has represented Germany at under-19 and under-21 levels.
Kachunga debuted for the senior DR Congo national football team in a friendly 2-1 loss to Kenya on 26 March 2017.
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 September 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga West | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 10 | ||
| Hertha BSC II (loan) | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nordost | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
| Hertha BSC (loan) | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| SC Paderborn 07 (loan) | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| SC Paderborn 07 | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| Total | 55 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 12 | ||
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2016–17 | Championship | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 13 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2017–18 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 207 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 54 | ||